First Herring Brook

First Herring Brook is a stream in Plymouth, Massachusetts. First Herring Brook is situated nearby to the village Greenbush, as well as near the locality Old Oaken Bucket Homestead.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenbush station and Woodworth House.

Greenbush station

Railway station

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Greenbush station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Scituate, Massachusetts. Located in the Greenbush section of Scituate, it is the terminus of the Greenbush Line.

Woodworth House

Historic house

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The Woodworth House, also known as the Old Oaken Bucket Homestead, is a historic house at 47 Old Oaken Bucket Road in Scituate, Massachusetts. The oldest portion of this house was built c.

Men of Kent Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Men of Kent Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Meetinghouse Lane in Scituate, Massachusetts. The cemetery dates from the earliest days of Scituate's settlement, estimated to have been established in 1628.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scituate and Marshfield Hills.

Scituate

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Scituate is a small seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts south of Cohasset and north of Marshfield in the South Shore region. Scituate Harbor is the main town center and is where most of the shops and restaurants are located.

Marshfield Hills

Hamlet

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Marshfield Hills is a census-designated place in the town of Marshfield in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Marshfield Hills had a population of 2,491. Marshfield Hills is situated 2 miles south of First Herring Brook.

Norwell

Village

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Rockland is a town in the South Shore region of Massachusetts. Its population was about 18,000 in the 2020 census. Abington is a town with a population of roughly 17,000. Norwell is situated 2½ miles west of First Herring Brook.

First Herring Brook

Type: Stream
Also known as: “First Herring Branch”
Category: body of water
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.17593° or 42° 10′ 33″ north

Longitude

-70.74782° or 70° 44′ 52″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87JF57G2+9V

GeoNames ID

4936645

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Localities in the Area

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